Death Cab for Cutie - Diamond and a Tether This sounds right to me, listen to the song to get the right rhythm. I left out the two extended portions of the song for simplicity's sake. Verse: G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GPity, (320003@1)take pity on me. C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G'Cause (320003@1)I'm not half the man that I should be. C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GAlways (320003@1)turning to run, C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CG from the people I should not be afraid of. C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GAnd (320003@1)darling, you should know C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Gthat (320003@1)I have fantasies about being alone. C (x32010@1) GIt's (320003@1)like love is a lesson, C (x32010@1) Gthat (320003@1)I can't learn. C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) GI (320003@1)make the same mistakes at each familiar turn. Chorus: Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) GI (320003@1)know you can't hold out forever Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Dwaiting (xx0232@1)on a diamond and a tether Em (022000@1) Cfrom (x32010@1)a boy who won't swim B7 (x21202@1) Embut (022000@1)who will dip his toe in A7 (x02020@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CG just to keep you here with him. Verse: C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GI've (320003@1)got this habit I abhor. C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) GWhen (320003@1)we go out I'm always watching the door. C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GAs (320003@1)if there's someone I'm gonna see C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Gwho (320003@1)could outdo the things that you do to me. Chorus: Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) GAnd (320003@1)I know you can't hold out forever Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)Dwaiting (xx0232@1)on a diamond and a tether Em (022000@1) Cfrom (x32010@1)a boy who won't fly B7 (x21202@1) Embut (022000@1)who will take to the skies A7 (x02020@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CG Cif (x32010@1)he thinks you are about to say goodbye. Verse: G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GPity, (320003@1)take pity on me. C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G'cause (320003@1)I'm not half the man that I should be. C (x32010@1) GAnd (320003@1)I don't blame you, C (x32010@1) Gyou've (320003@1)had enough, C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Gof (320003@1)all these empty promises and countless bluffs. Chorus: Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) G'cause (320003@1)I know you can't hold out forever Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Dwaiting (xx0232@1)on a diamond and a tether Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) B7 (x21202@1) Emfrom (022000@1)a boy who won't jump when he falls in love. A7 (x02020@1) C (x32010@1) EmHe (022000@1)just stands with his toes on the edge A7 (x02020@1) C (x32010@1) Gand (320003@1)he waits for it do disappear again.